# Offhand Typewriter — Stories, scripts & journals

> Stories, scripts & journals (iPhone/iPad app by 浩 赵.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/offhand-typewriter/id6790468495 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [浩 赵](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790351177)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-08-07
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is Offhand Typewriter?

Every time you open Offhand, a blank page is waiting.

Write down a moment. Compose your work. Be your first reader.

Here, words become Moments.

Each one begins on its own, then finds its place.

Move them. Reorder them. Return to them.

As you keep writing, Moments grow into pages, chapters, acts, and stories.

You compose with your words, and Offhand stays out of the way.

Writing begins with the relationship between you and your words.

Your words stay yours

Everything stays on your device. Export a full backup anytime, in a single tap. Import and export Markdown, Final Draft (.fdx) and Fountain, so you can bring in work you've already started and keep going. You can also open these files with Offhand straight from the Files app.

Fiction and non-fiction

Write dialogue. Add scene headings. Give your screenplay a cover.
The same structure becomes headings and secondary text for essays, journals, and everything in between.

Arrange and read

• Paper colors: hold a card still to give a collection or a moment a different paper. Tap a color dot at the top of the Collection Page to filter by paper.
• Views: pinch to switch between Single, Large, Small and Spines.
• Search: tap Offhand at the top of the Collection Page to search your moments and collections.
• Appearance: follow the system, or keep it Light or Dark.
• Five languages: English, 中文, Français, Español, 日本語.

On iPad and Mac

• iPad: write in portrait or landscape, with Split View and Stage Manager. Collections lay out to fit your window.
• Keyboard shortcuts (iPad with a keyboard, and Mac): ⌘[ goes back, ⌘] goes one level deeper. ⌘F to search, ⌘+ / ⌘− to change text size on the Writing Page, ⌘0 to reset it.
• Set your page: six text sizes on iPhone and iPad, and on wider screens a narrow, medium or wide line width. On the Mac: 15 text sizes from 13 to 40, an extra-wide line width, and a choice of font (sans or serif) and line spacing (compact, standard or relaxed).
• Only on the Mac: a live word count at the bottom of the Writing Page, and every shortcut in the View and Go menus.

Membership

Offhand Membership is a yearly subscription that unlocks the full writing experience on iPhone, iPad and Mac:
• An Offhand First Edition · 2026 badge
• Unlimited Moments (the free plan includes 50)
• iCloud Backup: every collection and moment is saved to iCloud Drive as a plain Markdown file
• Export to PDF, EPUB, Markdown, Final Draft and Fountain
• PNG layouts: Magazine, Moment and White on black, with no watermark
• More cursor colors

Offhand. Put a moment into words.

Terms of Use: https://offhand.ink/terms
Privacy Policy: https://offhand.ink/privacy
Support: https://offhand.ink

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Offhand Membership | $19.99 | per year |


## Is Offhand Typewriter safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Offhand Typewriter.

## Is Offhand Typewriter legit?

Offhand Typewriter has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Offhand Typewriter is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2026-10-30

• New Magazine and Moment layouts for image export.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-18

What's new in 1.2.0

1. Dark Mode
Settings has a new Appearance option: System / Light / Dark. In dark mode the Writing Page is black with warm white text, easier on the eyes when writing at night. You can also export this new "White on black" look as PNG.

2. More Languages
Three new languages join Chinese and English: Français, Español and 日本語. Switch in Settings › Language; it follows your system by default.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-10-10

v1.1.2 update notes:

1. Introducing Colored Papers：Hold a card still and a ring of paper colors fans out around your finger — slide to pick. Tap a color dot at the top of the Collection Page to filter by paper color.

2. More ways to view your collections：Pinch to switch how cards are displayed, now in 4 sizes: Single · Large · Small · Spines. Moments outside collections can be stacked into a pile — shake your iPhone to stack or spread them.

3. Search bar moved to the top：Tap Offhand at the top of the Collection Page to search your moments.

4. Open files with Offhand：Open .md, .fdx and .fountain files with Offhand and they're imported automatically.

5. Keyboard shortcuts (iPad with a keyboard, and Mac)：⌘[ to go back, ⌘] to go deeper, ⌘F to search, ⌘+ / ⌘− to change text size on the Writing Page, ⌘0 to reset it.

6. Also：In a collection: hold a moment and let go without picking a paper to reorder.

### 1.1.1 — 2026-09-25

Offhand 1.1.1

Turn your iPad into a typewriter

- Offhand now runs natively on iPad, in portrait, landscape, Split View and Stage Manager. Every page adapts to the size of the window.
- Shortcuts: with a hardware keyboard, ⌘[ goes back and ⌘] goes one level deeper, so you can move quickly between your collections, outlines and the writing page.

iCloud Backup (members)

- Turn it on and every collection and moment you write is saved to iCloud as a plain Markdown file you can open or copy any time.

Restore from iCloud

- On a new device, choose Restore from iCloud in Settings to bring your backup back. It only adds, never overwrites, so restoring twice won't create duplicates.

Text size and line width

- In Settings page, you can now adjust the text size on the writing page, and on iPad the line width.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-16

1.1.0 Update
1. Refined Writing Experience
The writing page and your collections have swapped places, and navigation now
works the same way everywhere: swipe right on the writing page to go back to
your collections, or to the page you came from.
2. New: Fold a Moment
Swipe left on a moment inside a collection to fold it, which makes long
collections easier to browse and organize.
3. How to Use
Settings now has "Show the tips again", helping you quickly learn the basics of
Offhand and how to navigate the app.
4. Other Improvements
Page swiping and transitions are smoother and more natural.

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